Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [prep] [noun pl] [unc] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a distinct possibility that it could sink without trace , weighed down by listeners ' indifference , or , of course , it might possibly cause a public outcry , disgusting not merely Tunbridge Wells . |
| 2 | The pious and happy deaths of good little boys and girls , with , for variety , the occasional frightful deaths of irreligious children who were assumed to have passed straight to the eternal fires of hell , are continually described and lingered over in children 's books of the eighteenth and nineteenth century , from Janeway onward . |
| 3 | Rolling out , he wriggled his way across the dry sand , all churned up with trippers ' footprints , out to the firm , wet sand made smooth and level again by the tide . |
| 4 | However , they clung on to a victory which served to rekindle hopes among the travelling support that all was not lost after all in the title race , especially after news leaked through of Rangers ' demise at Celtic Park . |
| 5 | In truth , the profession in Britain is in thrall to a near monopoly employer ( the NHS ) in tandem with a regulatory quango ( the GMC ) and litigious ‘ consumers ’ egged on by citizens ' charters . |
| 6 | Hoomey shot up round Bones 's ears and Bones , remembering his old ways , shook him back into the saddle and let out some contented snorts . |
| 7 | In a discussion with Jenny Ball , we talked about those women teachers who stood up for women 's rights . |
| 8 | Her knowledge of Samoa was based upon what a group of adolescent girls thr told her , through an interpreter , and what can only be called , er , chit-chat and gossip that she picked up from missionaries ' wives and people like this . |
| 9 | As this case illustrates , it is a common mistake for the Crown Court to overlook the limitations on the permissible aggregate sentence in the magistrates ' court , set out in Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.133 . |